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Day: April 19, 2008

Tiller Autopilot For Small Sailboats

April 19, 2008 by Will O'Brien 7 Comments


[Dennis] sent in the glider that [Art] built, but I had to feature his dinghy autopilot. It runs on solar power, takes GPS data via serial and maintains the heading using a servo motor to drive the line. It’s an excellent solution for the hardware hacking boater.

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